The pontiff, 71, is expected to spend about a week in the hospital recovering from surgery that found lung cancer. Messages of support have flooded in from far and wide.
Pope Leo XIV was diagnosed with a common form of lung cancer. The Vatican said that he had celebrated Mass at the hospital three days after an operation to remove a cancerous nodule.
Supporters of the legislation say it will bring stability to a country with a long history of short-lived governments, but critics see the measure as a threat to democracy.
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of Italy speaking on Wednesday at a summit meeting in Split, Croatia. She has set a record for leading Italy’s longest-serving government.
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